The IsoArcH initiative: Working towards an open and collaborative isotope data culture in bioarchaeology

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F22%3A00128086" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/22:00128086 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340922008022" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340922008022</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2022.108595" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.dib.2022.108595</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The IsoArcH initiative: Working towards an open and collaborative isotope data culture in bioarchaeology

Original language description

From its inception in 2011, the IsoArcH initiative (https://isoarch.eu [1]) has been an altruistic effort to benefit and engage as many people as possible in the field of bioarchaeological science and beyond. The initiative quickly evolved from a small community to a multidimensional one of like-minded individuals promoting, in addition to their common scientific interests, best practices in data accessibility and ethics, collaborative knowledge, open research practices, reproducibility, transparency, scientific innovation, inclusion, and/or public awareness. The cornerstone of the IsoArcH initiative is the IsoArcH database. The IsoArcH database is an isotope bioarchaeology database with samples (human, animal, plant materials) from all archaeological time periods and regions of the world. The isotopic data are complemented by detailed archaeological metadata, whenever available. Because of its collaborative nature and open access model, the IsoArcH database has brought together a variety of stakeholders interested in its services and results. The IsoArcH initiative contribute to a more open and collaborative research culture in isotope bioarchaeology field. In this paper, we present the community structure of the IsoArcH initiative. We also reiterate the CARE (Collective benefit, Authority to control, Responsibility, and Ethics [2,3]) and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable [4,5]) principles and explain how they impact the IsoArcH community. Lastly, we argue that an open and collaborative culture within the scope of isotopic data in bioarchaeology is possible and that the IsoArcH initiative can help to move towards a more equitable and resilient isotope research culture in bioarchaeology.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60102 - Archaeology

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2022

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Data in Brief

ISSN

2352-3409

e-ISSN

2352-3409

Volume of the periodical

45

Issue of the periodical within the volume

December

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

1-9

UT code for WoS article

000869098100013

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85144282805